Mister Foe (2007) Hallam Foe (original title)

Director:

David Mackenzie

Writers:

Peter Jinks (novel)
David Mackenzie (screenplay)
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Release Date:

30 August 2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

Who is Hallam Foe?

Plot:

Hallam's talent for spying on people reveals his darkest fears-and his most peculiar desires. Driven to expose the true cause of his mother's death, he instead finds himself searching the rooftops of the city for love.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Love | Desire | Kitchen | Lake

Awards:

9 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

Jamie Bell	...	Hallam
Ruth Milne	...	Jenny (as Ruthie Milne)
John Paul Lawler	...	Carl
Claire Forlani	...	Verity
Lucy Holt	...	Lucy
Ciarán Hinds	...	Julius
Malcolm Shields	...	Kilt Man
John Comerford	...	Grumpy Glaswegian
Gerry Cleary	...	Grumpy Glaswegian
Paul Blair	...	Raincoat Man
Neil McKinven	...	Police Officer
Sophia Myles	...	Kate
Jamie Sives	...	Alasdair
Maurice Roëves	...	Raymond (as Maurice Roeves)
Stuart Hepburn	...	Police Inspector
Kirsty Shepherd	...	Alasdair's Wife
Ewen Bremner	...	Andy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colin Kennedy	...	Arty Guy (uncredited)
Alan Marsh	...	Walk On (uncredited)
Adam Smith	...	Bar Customer (uncredited)

Directed by
David Mackenzie

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Jinks		novel
David Mackenzie		screenplay
Ed Whitmore		screenplay

Produced by
Gillian Berrie	....	producer
Peter Carlton	....	executive producer
Leonard Crooks	....	executive producer (as Lenny Crooks)
Alexandra Ferguson	....	line producer
Douglas Graham	....	associate producer: Sigma Films
Matthew Justice	....	executive producer
Alastair Mackenzie	....	executive producer: Sigma Films
David Mackenzie	....	executive producer
Angela Murray	....	line producer: pick-up unit
Angus Pigott	....	associate producer
Christopher Pigott	....	executive producer: Monkeypuzzle Pictures
Duncan Reid	....	executive producer
Carole Sheridan	....	executive producer
Peter Touche	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Giles Nuttgens		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Colin Monie

Casting by
Kahleen Crawford
Des Hamilton

Production Design by
Tom Sayer

Art Direction by
Caroline Grebbell

Costume Design by
Trisha Biggar

Makeup Department
Sarita Allison	....	hair stylist: underwater unit
Sarita Allison	....	makeup artist: underwater unit
Nikki Brannan	....	makeup designer: Pick-up unit
Konnie Daniel	....	hair designer
Konnie Daniel	....	makeup designer
Peta Dunstall	....	hair stylist
Peta Dunstall	....	makeup artist
Jacqueline Fowler	....	hair stylist
Jacqueline Fowler	....	makeup artist
Gill Little	....	wig maker: pick-up unit
Jane Logan	....	hair stylist
Jane Logan	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Shirley Brodie	....	unit manager
Tracey Josephs	....	head of production: Film4
Naomi Liston	....	additional unit manager
Tim Wellspring	....	unit production manager
Emma Zee	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Bennett	....	second assistant director: underwater unit
Helen Boyd	....	third assistant director: pick-up unit
Dawn Harvey	....	second assistant director: pick-up unit
Toby Hosking	....	second assistant director
Colin Kennedy	....	second unit director
Judith Milne	....	third assistant director
Ted Mitchell	....	first assistant director: pick-up unit
Morrissa Morris	....	third assistant director: second unit
Charlie Reed	....	additional third assistant director
Deborah Saban	....	first assistant director
Dave Tarvit	....	first assistant director: second unit
Matthew Baker	....	first assistant director: prep (uncredited)

Art Department
Jenny Alexander	....	petty cash buyer: daily
Bob Barclay	....	construction manager
Paul Barrie	....	carpenter
Jamie Baxter	....	construction manager
Mat Bergel	....	stand-by props
Michael 'Hagar' Cawley	....	stage carpenter
Stewart Cunningham	....	dressing props: pick-up unit
Paul Curran	....	painter
Sammy Curran	....	painter
Max Davidson	....	stand-by chippie: pick-up unit
Roddy Dolan	....	dressing props
Jake Drummond	....	carpenter
Jim Elliott	....	property master: pick-up unit
Caroline Fearon	....	scenic artist
Fiona Gavin	....	stand-by art director
Bobby Gee	....	stand-by painter
Rab Gemmill	....	stage carpenter (as Rab Gemmell)
Derek Gray	....	storyboard artist
Jane Harvey	....	painter
Roddy Hogg	....	stand-by carpenter
Fiona Hutchison	....	art director: pick-up unit (as Fiona Hutchinson)
Paul Lambie	....	stand-by props
Janice Macrae	....	production buyer
Caroline McDonald	....	art department assistant
Kevin McGuinness	....	stage carpenter
Paul McNamara	....	stand-by props: pick-up unit
Matt Mooney	....	stand-by props: pick-up unit
Dave More	....	stage carpenter
Andy Neilson	....	dressing props
Danny Oji	....	plasterer
Luke Oldale	....	painter
Carly Parris	....	petty cash buyer
David Pollok	....	apprentice plasterer
Bobby Raeburn	....	carpenter
Derek Reid	....	painter
David Richmond	....	carpenter
Dan Roberts	....	dressing props
Mark Robertson	....	painter
David Roy	....	daily laborer: props
Anna Sheard	....	art department assistant
Tony Sheridan	....	property master
Jacqueline Smith	....	production designer: pick-up unit
Johnny Smith	....	carpenter
Laurel Wear	....	painter
Dawn Youll	....	plasterer
Todd Zonderman	....	stage carpenter
Martin Kelly	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Iain Anderson	....	sound assistant
Peter Brill	....	sound mixer
Tony Cook	....	sound maintenance engineer
Rob Edwards	....	adr assistant recordist
Howard Halsall	....	dialogue editor
Kahl Henderson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lorraine Keiller	....	foley editor
Louis Kramer	....	sound recordist: pick-up unit
Douglas MacDougall	....	sound designer
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr recordist
Thayna McLaughlin	....	sound assistant
Jamie Roden	....	adr recordist
Chris Sinclair	....	sound re-recording mixer
Simon Trundle	....	foley recordist
Ian Waggott	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Perry Costello	....	rigging supplier

Visual Effects by
Kieran Belshaw	....	film recordist: MPC
Matthew Bristowe	....	digital film mastering producer: MPC
Helen Clare	....	film recordist: MPC
Michael Elson	....	head of production: MPC
Stephen Elson	....	visual effects producer: Baseblack
Per Karefelt	....	research & development: baseblack
John Kozak	....	research & development: Baseblack
Toby Langley	....	film recordist: MPC
Pierson Lippard	....	3D technical director: Baseblack
Begoña Lopez	....	digital film mastering producer: MPC
Donal Nolan	....	digital effects
Chris Panton	....	visual effects supervisor: Baseblack
Alexandra Papavramides	....	digital artist: Baseblack
Tristan Porter	....	digital artist: Baseblack
Caroline Rowlands	....	film recordist: MPC
Petra Schwane	....	digital artist: Baseblack
Val Wardlaw	....	3D supervisor: Baseblack
Stephen Bearman	....	scanning supervisor (uncredited)
Elysia Greening	....	digital compositor: Baseblack (uncredited)
Paul Shore	....	scanning supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Richard Carlin	....	rope access technician
Marc Cass	....	stunt coordinator
Mick Jones	....	stunt driver: action vehicle
Crispin Layfield	....	stunt artist
Grant Morrison	....	stunt driver: action vehicle
Ronnie Morrison	....	stunt driver: action vehicle
Heather Phillips	....	stunt artist
Bob Wiesinger	....	wire man (as Bob Weisinger)
Grant Wiesinger	....	assistant wire man (as Grant Weisinger)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eva Arnold	....	clapper loader
Chris Belcourt	....	additional stand-by rigger
Anna Benbow	....	second assistant camera
Mark Bradley	....	daily electrician
Bill Bullpitt	....	generator operator: daily (as Billy Bulpitt)
John Butler	....	daily rigger
Donny Campbell	....	best boy
Vernon Connolly	....	daily electrician
Eliot Coulter	....	electrician trainee
Nic Cupac	....	key grip
Neil Davidson	....	still photographer
Simon Dennis	....	camera operator: second unit
Laurence Edwards	....	crane operator
Tony Fenner	....	electrician: underwater unit
Alan Fraser	....	daily electrician
Alan Fraser	....	electrician: pick-up unit
Ed Gibson	....	daily rigger
John Harper	....	first assistant camera: second unit
John Harper	....	focus puller: pick-up unit
John Hearn	....	daily electrician
Steve Hideg	....	crane operator
Dan Holland	....	clapper loader: underwater unit
John Hutton	....	electrician: pick-up unit
Pip Keeling	....	electrician: underwater unit
Larry Knox	....	generator operator
Damian Leitch	....	camera trainee: pick-up unit
Steve Leverington	....	daily electrician
Paul Mackay	....	camera assistant: second unit
David McAnulty	....	grip: Pick-up unit (as Dave McAnulty)
Frank McConologue	....	best boy (as Frank McConalogue)
Campbell McIntosh	....	lighting gaffer
Gordon McMillan	....	camera assistant: pick-up unit
David Morrison	....	grip: daily
David Murray	....	daily electrician
Jan Pester	....	steadicam operator
Derrick Peters	....	focus puller
George Powell	....	crane operator
Bernie Prentice	....	gaffer: underwater unit
Darren Quinn	....	grip: daily
Scott Rodgers	....	camera assistant: pick-up unit
Carolina Schmidtholstein	....	electrician
Lilia Sellami	....	first assistant camera
Siobhan Shields	....	camera trainee
Mark Silk	....	camera operator: underwater unit
Tony Skinner	....	electrician: underwater unit
James Tudhope	....	laborer: daily
Robert Doe Wansey	....	daily electrician
Matt Wesson	....	focus puller: underwater unit
Billy Wilson	....	stand-by rigger
Dave Wilson	....	electrician
John Young	....	daily rigger

Animation Department
Siren Halvorsen	....	animator: Slinky Pictures
Rory Lowe	....	animator: Once Were Farmers
Maria Manton	....	animation producer: titles, SlinkyPictures
James Newport	....	animator: Slinky Pictures

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Bertellotti	....	costume assistant: daily
F.E. Biggar	....	costume assistant: daily
Alex Carey	....	costume painter
Kathryn Donaldson	....	costume supervisor
Sophie Doncaster	....	costume assistant: daily
Harriet Edmonds	....	costume assistant: Pick-up unit
Alison Guy	....	costume assistant: underwater unit
Barbara Harrington	....	stand-by costumer
Dani Miller	....	costume assistant: daily (as Dani Millar)
Marnie Ormiston	....	costume assistant: daily
Anna Robbins	....	costume trainee

Editorial Department
Melissa Agate	....	film scanner: MPC
Giles Burgess	....	first assistant editor
Brian Coffey	....	post-production coordinator
Kennedy Dawson	....	film scanner: MPC
Richard Etchells	....	digital intermediate editor
Alec Gibson	....	color grader
Ruth Hodgson	....	post-production executive: Film Finances
Max Horton	....	colorist
Beth Hourston	....	trainee editor
Katie Jackson	....	film scanner: MPC
Matthew Lee-Redman	....	film scanner: MPC
Thomas Urbye	....	on-line film editor: MPC
Jason Wheeler	....	negative cutter
Pat Wintersgill	....	on-line editor (as Patrick Wintersgill)
Greg Barrett	....	scanning producer (uncredited)
Rebecca Budds	....	film scanning coordinator (uncredited)

Music Department
Matt Biffa	....	music researcher: piano
Alice Hary	....	musician: piano
Giles Lamb	....	music editor
Stuart Young	....	musician: piano

Transportation Department
Tommy Bryce	....	driver: dining bus
Jim Cardy	....	driver: costume
Gerry Connely	....	unit driver: pick-up unit
Sean Deakin	....	additional unit driver
Alex Devine	....	unit driver: daily
Paul Dunphy	....	unit driver: pick-up unit
Tim Dyer	....	driver: facilities
Peter Flynn	....	unit driver: daily
Stephen Harrop	....	unit driver (as Stephen 'Happy' Harrop)
David Hutton	....	driver: daily minibus
J.J. Lowe	....	driver: camera car (as JJ Lowe)
John Malarky	....	driver: makeup truck
Ian McGreath	....	driver: minibus
Neil McLaughlan	....	driver: camera car, pick-up unit
Matthew Mooney	....	driver: daily props
Les Quinn	....	additional driver
Wayne Wright	....	unit driver

Other crew
Lisa Maria Baruffati	....	floor runner
Lisa Maria Baruffati	....	stand-in
Ilka Becker	....	chef: Reel Food
Nik Bower	....	legal & business affairs: Ingenious Film Partners
Mary Brehony	....	legal affairs: Scottish Screen
Katherine Butler	....	head of development: Film4
Neil Cairns	....	production accountant
Jo Cameron Brown	....	adr voice
Jo Cameron Brown	....	dialogue coach
Brian Coffey	....	production assistant
Giovannina Cotroneo	....	production coordinator
Guy Cowan	....	chef: Reel Food
Anita Cox	....	business affairs: Scottish Screen
Bob Downie	....	armorer
Bob Downie	....	safety advisor
Paul Dray	....	laboratory contact: Deluxe
Anna Duffield	....	assistant: Gillian Berrie
Scott Dunlop	....	location assistant
Lloret Dunn	....	location manager: pick-up unit
Yvonne Dunn	....	representative: Glasgow Film Finance
Lisa Engelhardt	....	product placement
Lorraine Faulds	....	side chef: Spice of Life
Lorna Ferguson	....	production coordinator
Mark Fielding	....	accountant: Ingenious Film Partners
Stephen Foster	....	representative: Glasgow Film Finance
Hannah Frankham	....	animal handler
Ellen Fraser	....	legal & business affairs: Ingenious Media Services
Guv Gakhal	....	head chef: Spice of Life
Kidj Gakhal	....	catering assistant: Spice of Life
Seema Gakhal	....	side chef: Spice of Life
Jeremy Gawade	....	legal services: Lee & Thompson
Hugh Gourlay	....	location manager
Paul Grindey	....	business affairs: Film4
Matthew Grycuk	....	location assistant
Peter Harcourt	....	diver: underwater unit
Derek Henderson	....	location assistant: pick-up unit
Derek Henderson	....	location scout: daily
Brian Horsburgh	....	additional location manager
Paul Imrie	....	accountant trainee
Chris Irvine	....	business affairs: Film4
Paula Jalfon	....	head of physical production: Ingenious Film Partners
Tom Jenkins	....	location assistant
Karen Jones	....	additional script supervisor
Matt Jones	....	additional location manager
Colin Kennedy	....	assistant: David Mackenzie
Colin Kennedy	....	blogger: Hallam
Robbie Kirkpatrick	....	location scout: daily
Clem Leneghan	....	health & safety supervisor (as Clement Leneghan)
Richard Lever	....	representative: Glasgow Film Finance
Louise Long	....	business affairs: Film4
Jacqui McBride	....	assistant accountant
David McKinnon	....	production assistant: pick-up unit
Gerry McLeod	....	facilities manager
Andrew McPherson	....	location runner
John McVeigh	....	assistant to chef: Reel Food
Marc Mills	....	production runner
Sheila Fraser Milne	....	production executive: Film Finances
Jane Moore	....	distribution: Ingenious Media Services
Mike Morgan	....	diving supervisor
Zoe Morgan	....	script supervisor
Amy Munro	....	production secretary: pick-up unit
Pete Murphy	....	additional location runner (as Peter Murphy)
Pete Murphy	....	location assistant (as Peter Murphy)
Simon Nicol	....	additional location runner
John O'Sullivan	....	insurance: Media Insurance Brokers
Adam Guy Parker	....	floor runner
Adam Guy Parker	....	stand-in
Linda Pather	....	monitoring coordinator: Film Finances
Malcolm Pearce	....	health & safety supervisor
Natasha Pilbrow	....	legal services: Lee & Thompson
Norman Campbell Rees	....	additional floor runner (as Norman Rees)
Suzanne Reid	....	production coordinator: pick-up unit
Phoebe Rudomino	....	diver: underwater unit
Jonathan Rutter	....	publicist: Prermier PR
Matthew Sanders	....	publicist: Premier PR
Dave Shaw	....	diving supervisor: underwater unit
David Shrigley	....	title designer
Dilian Singh	....	catering assistant: Spice of Life
Sue Bruce Smith	....	head of commercial development: Film4 (as Sue Bruce-Smith)
Lee Stone	....	legal services: Lee & Thompson
Brian Strange	....	production runner: underwater unit
Miriam Sturdee	....	location runner: pick-up unit
Peter Swan	....	unit nurse: underwater unit
Lee Thomas	....	assistant: Matthew Justice
Shirley-Anne Tulloch	....	production assistant
Hamish Walker	....	representative: Glasgow Film Finance
Sarah Wells	....	company accountant: Sigma Films
Jenny Williams	....	representative: Glasgow Film Finance
Paul Zieleniec	....	assistant production accountant: pick-up unit
Piers Gielgud	....	choreographer (uncredited)

Thanks
Jessica Weetch	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Film4 (presents)
• Ingenious Film Partners (presents)
• Scottish Screen (presents)
• Glasgow Film Finance (presents)
• Independent Film Sales (in association with)
• Sigma Films
• Lunar Films (in association with)

Distributors

• Brunbro Entertainment Group (2007) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Filmware International (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• JinJin Pictures (2008) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Magnolia Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Moonlight Films (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Prokino Filmverleih (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Eagle Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Movie Bank (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Orlando Films (2007) (Israel) (all media)
• Red Envelope Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Baseblack (visual effects)
• Moving Picture Company (MPC) (digital film mastering)
• Slinky Pictures (title animation)

Other Companies

• 'Stars' Nurses for Film and TV  daily unit nurses
• ARRI  lighting equipment: Brazil
• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies/mobiles
• Clearing House, The  negative check
• Ermenegildo Zegna  wardrobe: Mr. Hinds
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Goldcrest Post Production London  post-production sound services
• Ingenious Media Services  sale and leaseback
• J & E Post Production  post-production services
• Lee & Thompson  legal services
• Lee Lighting  lighting: pickj-up unit
• Mainstream ApS  sound mix studio
• Media Insurance Brokers  insurance
• Midnight Transfer  post-production facilities
• Once Were Farmers  end credits
• Premier PR  publicity
• Reel Food  additional catering
• Royal Bank of Scotland  banking
• Sargent Disc  payroll services
• Savalas Audio Post-Production  sound post-production (as Savalas)
• Serious Facilities  AVID hire
• Spice of Life, The  catering (as Spice of Life)
• Take 2 Film Services  camera equipment provided by
• Technicolor  release printing

Also Known As:

"Hallam Foe" - UK (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:12 (re-rating on appeal) | Germany:16 (original rating) | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA (2007) | Sweden:11 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:R21 | Hungary:16 | USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Balmoral Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Company:

Film4

Trivia:

Although much of Hallam Foe is filmed in central Edinburgh, the film avoids showing Edinburgh Castle, which is visible from many of the real life locations.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Hallam works in the Balmoral Hotel at the East end of Princes Street, yet all shots of the staff entrance to the hotel are clearly the Caledonian Hotel at the West end of the Street.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jenny:[to Hallam] You're dead. You're fucking dead! I'll get my brother on to you.
Carl:[to Jenny] Jen, come back, wait!
Carl:[to Hallam] If that was a joke, it wasn't a bit fucking funny. And I'd look out for her brother, he's fucking mental.

Soundtrack:

Lines Low to a Frozen Ground

Story of a young man's sexual confusion.

A prime example of a 'small' (or 'wee' as we say in Scotland) film. It deals exclusively with one family and their particular quirks. This film could be French - they are the masters of this particular genre. Not a lot really happens and some of what does is extremely implausible. To say the family members are dysfunctional is an understatement. Much of their behavior bears no resemblance to the lives of people I know. The strengths of 'Hallam Foe' are the performances, the soundtrack and the cinematography. Action shifts between a large country estate and the beautiful city of Edinburgh (very strangely, though, there are no shots of the world-famous Castle - like panoramic views of the Paris skyline that omit the Eiffel Tower!). Jamie Bell is excellent as the eponymous Hallam - he even gets to do a couple of runs and jumps that hark back to 'Billy Elliot'! Sophia Myles is convincing as a hotel manager with an inability to sustain fulfilling relationships. The central theme revolves around sexual confusion/obsession and much of the plot concerns Hallam's turbulent attitude to sex. Overall, this is an unremarkable film but not without merit.